The Divine LiturgyOf our Father among the Saints
John Chrysostom
Archbishop of Constantinople
Common English Translation
Approved ad experimentum
in the Eparchy of Newton
2009
The Great Doxology
1. Glory to You, Who shows forth light! Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth and good will among men.
2. We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, and we give thanks to You for the splendor of Your glory.
3. O Lord King, O Heavenly God, Father Almighty, O Lord, Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and You, All-Holy Spirit.
4. O Lord God, O Lamb of God, O Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, O You who take away the sins of the world.
5. Accept our supplication, O You who are enthroned at the right hand of God the Father, and have mercy on us.
6. For You alone are Holy, You alone are the Lord Jesus Christ, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
7. Every day will I bless You, and sing to Your name, always and forever and ever.
8. Deign, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
9. Blessed are You O Lord, God of our Fathers; praised and glorified is Your name forever. Amen.
10. O Lord, let Your mercy rest upon us for we have placed our trust in You.
11. Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. (Three times)
12. O Lord, You have been for us a refuge from age to age. I said: Lord, have mercy on me and heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
13. O Lord, to You I come for shelter, teach me to obey Your will, for You are my God.
14. For with You is the fountain of life, and in Your light we shall see light.
15. Extend Your mercy upon those who confess You.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.
If it is the 1st, 3rd, 5th or 7th tone, the following Troparion is chanted in the 2nd tone or in the same tone as the Doxology:
Today salvation has come to the world; let us sing to Him who is risen from the tomb, the author of our life, for He has crushed death by His death and bestowed upon us victory and great mercy.
If it is the 2nd, 4th , 6th or 8th tone, the following Troparion is chanted in the 2nd tone or in the same tone as the Doxology:
When You rose from the tomb and broke the fetters of Hades, You abolished the sentence of death, O Lord, and thus delivered all men from the snares of the enemy. Appearing to the Apostles, You sent them out to preach, and through them, bestowed Your peace upon the world: O You who alone are full of mercy.
The Divine and Holy Liturgy
Deacon: Give the blessing, Master.
Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
All: Amen
Deacon:
1. In peace let us pray to the Lord
All: Lord, have mercy. (To be repeated after each petition)
2. For peace from on high and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
3. For peace in the whole world, the well-being of the holy Churches of God and the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
4. For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence and fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
5. For our Father and (Arch)bishop N., his honorable presbyterate, the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
On certain feasts of the Lord, their octaves and leave-takings, the four following petitions may be replaced by special petitions.
6. For the government and for the armed forces, that they may be upheld in every good deed, let us pray to the Lord.
7. For this city, for every city and country place and the faithful dwelling in them, let us pray to the Lord.
8. For favorable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth and peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
9. For the travelers by sea, air and land, for the sick, the suffering, the captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
10. For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us pray to the Lord.
11. Help us, save us, have mercy on us and protect us, O God, by your grace.
12 Let us remember our all-holy, spotless, most highly blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, and commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ God.
All: To You, O Lord.
Antiphon prayer
(A special prayer is said on major feasts)
Priest:
- O Lord our God whose power is without compare, whose glory is incomprehensible, whose mercy is beyond measure and whose love for mankind is beyond words: be pleased, Master, in the depth of Your compassion, to look on us and on this holy place, and grant us and those praying with us the riches of Your compassion and Your tender mercy.
2. O Lord our God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, safeguard the fullness of Your Church in peace, sanctify those who love the beauty of Your house; in return, raise them to glory by Your divine power and do not forsake us who put our hope in You.
For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
3. O You who have granted us to pray together in harmony, and who promised that when two or three are gathered to call upon Your name, You will give what they ask, do You now fulfill what Your servants ask, so far as it is good, granting us in this world the knowledge of Your truth, and in the world to come, eternal life.
For You are good, O our God, and You love mankind and we render glory to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
All: Amen
Antiphon
There are special Antiphons for major feasts
Reader: Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth, sing praise to His name.
All: Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us!
Reader: Say to God: “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cringe before You.”
All: be-sha-fa-3at wa-li-da-til-ilah, ya mu-khal-lis(u)- khal-lisna
Reader: Let all the earth worship You and sing praises to You; let it sing praises to Your name, O Most High
All: Tes-prez-vee-yes-tis-the-o-to-kou, so-ter, so-son-i-mas.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen
Hymn of the Incarnate Word
By Emperor Justinian (6th c.)
Only-Begotten Son and Word of God, immortal as You are, You condescended for our salvation to be incarnate of the holy Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, and without undergoing change, You became man; You were crucified, O Christ God, and You crushed death by Your death; You who are One of the Holy Trinity, equal in glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.
Deacon: Wisdom. Let us stand. (Sophia. Orthee.)
Entrance Hymn
On Sundays:
Priest: Come let us worship and bow down before Christ. O Son of God, who are risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
On ordinary weekdays:
Priest: Come let us worship and bow down before Christ. O Son of God, who are wonderful in Your saints, save us who sing to You: Alleluia
The Celebrant alternate with the Choir the singing of the Hymns as determined by the Typicon, then the hymn of the patron of the church:
O Joseph, proclaim to David, the ancestor of Christ our God, the great miracles you have witnessed: You have seen the Virgin with child, given praise with the shepherds, and adored with the Wise Men, and the angel of the Lord has appeared to you. Intercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.
Final Kontakion
For ordinary Sundays and Weekdays
O never-failing Protectress of Christians and their ever-present intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Theotokos, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
Priest: For You are Holy, O our God, and we render glory to You, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always…
Deacon: (facing the people)...and forever and ever.
All: Amen.
Prayer of the Thrice-Holy Hymn
Priest: God, the Holy, who rest among the saints, whom the Seraphim praise with the thrice-holy hymn, whom the Cherubim glorify, whom all the heavenly powers worship; who brought all things into being out of nothingness; who created man in Your own image and likeness and adorned him with all Your favors; who give wisdom and understanding to anyone asking for them; who do not turn away from the sinner but have set up repentance for salvation; who have rendered us, Your lowly and worthless servants, worthy to stand at this time before the glory of Your Holy Altar and to offer You due worship and praise. Receive Master, from the mouth of us sinners the thrice-holy hymn, and visit us in Your kindness. Forgive us every transgression, deliberate and indeliberate; sanctify our souls and bodies; and grant that we may serve You in holiness all the days of our life, through the prayers of the Holy Theotokos and of all the saints who have pleased You since the world began.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us. (Three times)
Arabic: Qud-doo-son-il-laah, Qud-doo-son-il-qa-wee, Qud-doo-son-il-la-thee, laa ya-moo-tur-ham-na.
Greek: A-ghi-os o The-os, A-ghi-os is-khi-ros, A-ghi-os a-tha-na-tos, e-le-i-son i-mas
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.
Deacon: Dhy-na-mis
All: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.
On the feasts of the Nativity of our Lord and the Theophany, their octaves, and their leave-takings, on Lazarus Saturday, the Great and Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, its week and its leave-taking, on Pentecost Sunday, its octave, and its leave-taking, the Trisagion is replaced by the following hymn:
All of you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.
Arabic: An-tu-mul-la-theen(a) bil-Ma-see-hi3-ta-mat-tum, al-Ma-seeh qad la-bis-tum. Alleluia.
Greek: O-si is Chris-ton e-vap-tis-thi-teh, Chris-ton e-ne-dhi-sas-theh. Al-le-lu-ia.
On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, its octave and its leave-taking; on August 1st, and on the third Sunday of Great Lent, the following hymn is chanted:
We bow in worship before Your Cross, O Master, and we give praise to Your Holy Resurrection.
Arabic: Li-sa-lee-bi-ka ya Say-yi-da-na nas-jud, wa-li-qi-yaa-ma-ti-kal-mu-qad-da-sa nu-maj-jid.
Greek: Ton Stav-ron su pros-ki-noo-men Dhes-po-ta, ke tin a-ghi-an su A-na-sta-sin dho-xa-zo-men.
The Epistle
Deacon: Let us be attentive! (Lee-nus-ghee or Pros-kho-men)
The Reader chants the refrain.
The people repeat it.
The reader chants the verse. The people repeat the refrain.
Deacon: Wisdom! (Al-hikma or So-phi-a)
Turning to the People, the Reader proclaims the title of the Epistle:
Reader: A reading from the Epistle of St. N to … (or from the Acts of the Apostles)
Deacon: Let us be attentive! (Lee-nus-ghee or Pros-kho-men)
The Reader reads the Epistle
At the conclusion of the Epistle, the Reader turns to the Altar to be blessed by the Celebrant, who says aloud:
Priest: Peace be to you, Reader.
All: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
(Repeated after each verse)
Deacon: Wisdom. Let us stand and listen to the Holy Gospel
Priest: Peace be to All.
All: And to your spirit.
Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint N. the Evangelist.
All: Glory to You, O Lord. Glory to You.
Deacon: Let us be attentive!
The Deacon proclaims the Gospel .
All: Glory to You, O Lord. Glory to You.
The Homily
The Ektene (Ecumenic petitions)
Deacon:
1.Let us all say with our whole soul and our whole mind, let us all say:
All: Lord, have mercy. (three times - to be repeated after each petition.)
2. Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray to You, hear us and have mercy.
3. Have mercy on us, O God, in Your great mercy, we pray to You, hear us and have mercy.
4. Again, we pray for our Father and (Arch)bishop N. and for his honorable presbyterate.
5. Again, we pray for the Priests, the Deacons, the monks, the nuns, and for all our brothers and sisters in Christ.
6. Again, we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness and remission of sins
for the servants of God who live in this city.
7. Again, we pray for the blessed and ever to be remembered founders of this holy church , and for our Orthodox fathers and brethren who here or elsewhere lie asleep in the Lord.
8. Again, we pray for those who bear offerings, those who do good works in this holy and most venerable church, those who toil, those who sing and all the people here present who await from You great and abundant mercy.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Priest: Again and many times we fall down before You, O Good One and Lover of Mankind, and ask You to regard our supplication and cleanse our souls and bodies from all defilement of flesh and spirit, and grant that we may stand without blame or condemnation before Your Holy Altar.
Upon these also who pray with us, O God, bestow increase of life and faith and spiritual insight. Give them ever to minister to You in fear and love, to share without blame or condemnation in Your holy Mysteries and to be made worthy of Your heavenly Kingdom.
That being ever protected by Your power we may render glory to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
All: Amen
The Cherubic Hymn
All: We who mystically represent the Cherubim, and sing to the Life-Giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn, let us lay aside all earthly cares, to receive the King of all.
Priest: No one given to carnal lusts and pleasures is worthy, O King of Glory, to meet or approach You or to serve You, for to minister to You is great and awesome even for the very powers of Heaven. Yet, because of Your ineffable and boundless love for mankind, You became man without undergoing change or alteration, and became our High Priest, and as Master of all, conferred upon us the priestly function of this Liturgy and unbloody sacrifice. Indeed, You alone, O Lord our God, are Master of all in Heaven and on earth, You who are seated upon the throne of the Cherubim, Lord of the Seraphim and King of Israel, You the Holy One who rest among the saints. It is to You, then, I implore who alone are good and ready to listen. Look down upon me, Your sinful and unprofitable servant; cleanse my soul and heart from evil thinking, and fit me with the power of Your Holy Spirit, so that clothed with the grace of the priesthood, I may stand before this Your Holy Table and offer Your Holy and Spotless Body and Precious Blood.
Before You I come; I bow down and pray You: do not turn Your face away from me, do not reject me from among Your children, but make it right that these gifts be offered to You by me, Your sinful and unworthy servant.
For You are the One who offer and are offered, who receive and are distributed, Christ our God, and we render glory to You and to Your Eternal Father and to Your All-Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
The Priest is joined by the Deacon; they both bow three times, repeating quietly the Cherubic Hymn once.